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George Murphy Murphy served from 1965 to 1971 as U.S. Senator from California, the first notable U.S. actor to make the successful transition to elected official in California, predating Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger.He is the only United States Senator represented by a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.urphy's move from the screen to California politics paved the way for the successful transitions of actors such as Ronald Reagan and later Arnold Schwarzenegger. Reagan once famously referred to George Murphy as his own John the Baptist.
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Kevin McCarthy (California politician) A Republican, he was formerly chairman of the California Young Republicans and the Young Republican National Federation. McCarthy worked as district director for U.S. Representative Bill Thomas, and in 2000 was elected as a trustee to the Kern Community College District. He then served in the California State Assembly from 2002 to 2006, the last two years as minority leader. When Thomas retired from the House of Representatives in 2006, McCarthy ran to succeed him and won the election.
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CA Democrats endorse Harris for Senate CA Democrats endorse Harris for Senate. SAN JOSE – Attorney General Kamala Harris secured the California Democratic Party endorsement for U.S. Senate Saturday night over Orange County Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez. Both women are vying to replace retiring Senator Barbara Boxer.
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Robert Byrd Robert Carlyle Bob Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was a United States Senator from West Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, Byrd served as a U.S. Representative from 1953 until 1959 and as a U.S. Senator from 1959 to 2010. He was the longest-serving U.S. Senator and, at the time of his death, the longest-serving member in the history of the United States Congress.
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List of Governors of California ronald reagan who was president of the screen actors guild and later president of the united states and arnold schwarzenegger both came to prominence through acting gray davis the 37th governor of california was the second governor in american history to be recalled by votersthe shortest tenure was that of milton latham who served only five days before being elected by the legislature to fill a vacant united states senate seatray davis the 37th governor of california was the second governor in american history to be recalled by voters the shortest tenure was that of milton latham who served only five days before being elected by the legislature to fill a vacant united states senate seat
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- Juan C. Vargas (born March 7, 1961) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for California's 51st congressional district since 2013. The district includes all of Imperial County as well as the southernmost portions of San Diego County.[1] He is a Democrat.
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Patrick Leahy (I) Patrick Leahy (I) Actor | Camera Department Born on March 31, 1940, in Montpelier, Vermont, Patrick Leahy was elected to the United States Senate in 1974 and remains the only Democrat elected to this office from Vermont.
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California California is a U.S. state with two senators in the United States Senate and 53 representatives in the United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators for staggered 6-year terms. Senators represent the entire state. California’s senators are:
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- Thursday, December 20, 2007. We've previously discussed the marvelous TV Western The Rifleman. Child actor Johnny Crawford played Mark McCain on the show. After it ended, he used the skills that he learned on the show and worked the rodeo circuit for two years, served in the army, and then acted in a few other roles. But Crawford discovered the love of his life in 1920s-era Big Band and Swing music.
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Biography Ronald Reagan is, arguably, the most successful actor in history, having catapulted from a career as a Warner Bros. contract player and television star, into serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild, the governorship of California (1967-1975), and lastly, two terms as President of the United States (1981-1989).
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- Arnold Schwarzenegger makes an appearance in the film. Not as an actor, but as the Governor of California-his photo in a frame hangs on the wall of Lt. Dixon's office (Ryan Phillippe 's boss).
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Juan Vargas Juan Carlos Vargas (born March 7, 1961) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for California's 51st congressional district since 2013. The district includes all of Imperial County as well as the southernmost portions of San Diego County.
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Robert Byrd Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was a United States Senator from West Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, Byrd served as a U.S. Representative from 1953 until 1959 and as a U.S. Senator from 1959 to 2010. He was the longest-serving Senator in United States history. In addition, he was, at the time of his death, the longest-serving member in the history of the United States Congress, a record later surpassed by Representative John Dingell of Michigan.
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Ed Royce Ed Royce. Edward Randall Royce (born October 12, 1951) is an American politician who currently serves as a member of the United States House of Representatives for California's 39th congressional district, and previously the 40th, serving in Congress since 1993.
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Robert Culp Robert Culp. Robert Martin Culp (August 16, 1930 – March 24, 2010) was an American actor, screenwriter, voice actor, and director, widely known for his work in television. Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on I Spy (1965–1968), the espionage television series in which co-star Bill Cosby and he played secret agents. Prior to that, he starred in the CBS/Four Star Western series Trackdown as Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman from 1957 to 1959.
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- The outspoken and combative four-term Senator from California has never been one to shy away from any controversy.he Brooklyn-born former journalist is a bullhorn for the liberal cause, with a long record of advocacy for the rights of minorities, women and children, and the environment. A Boxer presidential run would probably energize the liberal base in a way never seen before.
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Joseph McCarthy For other people named Joseph McCarthy, see Joseph McCarthy (disambiguation). Joseph Raymond Joe McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was an American politician who was a U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957. Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public face of a period in which Cold War tensions fueled fears of widespread Communist subversion.
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Harry Reid Harry Reid. For other people named Harry Reid, see Harry Reid (disambiguation). Harry Mason Reid (born December 2, 1939) is a retired American politician who served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017, and as the state's senior Senator from 1989.
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- Orange County has produced such notable Republicans as President Richard Nixon (born in Yorba Linda and lived in Fullerton and San Clemente), U.S. Senator John F. Seymour (previously Mayor of Anaheim), and U.S. Senator Thomas Kuchel (of Anaheim).
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- Ronald Reagan (1911-2004), a former actor and California governor, served as the 40th U.S. president from 1981 to 1989. Raised in small-town Illinois, he became a Hollywood actor in his 20s and later served as the Republican governor of California from 1967 to 1975.Dubbed the Great Communicator, the affable Reagan became a popular two-term president.n his younger years, Ronald Reagan was a member of the Democratic Party and campaigned for Democratic candidates; however, his views grew more conservative over time, and in the early 1960s he officially became a Republican.
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Groundbreaker in California politics Veteran California lawmaker Mervyn Dymally is shown in the Assembly in… (Los Angeles Times ) Mervyn M. Dymally, the Trinidad-born former teacher whose ground-breaking if sometimes controversial political career spanned more than four decades and included a stint as California's only black lieutenant governor, has died. He was 86.
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Biography De León served four years in the Assembly before his election to the Senate in 2010. He is the first person in California history to serve as the Chair of the Appropriations committees in both the Assembly and Senate. In 2014 he became the first Latino elected leader of the Senate in over a century.
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Dennis Haysbert Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2, 1954) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his appearances in commercials for Allstate Insurance. He is also known for portraying baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the Major League film trilogy, Secret Service Agent Tim Collin in the 1997 political thriller film Absolute Power, and Sergeant Major Jonas Blane on the drama series The Unit.
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Richard Crenna, Veteran Actor, Is Dead at 76 Richard Crenna, Veteran Actor, Is Dead at 76. Richard Crenna, the prolific actor who went from being a child performer in radio and eventually progressed to roles of complexity and nuance in serious films, died Friday morning in Los Angeles. He was 76.
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Scott Wilk Announces He Will Run For California State Senate Wilk is seeking to replace Senator Sharon Runner in California’s 21st State Senate District, who announced Thursday she will not seek re-election. The 21st Senate District emcompasses the Antelope Valley, Victor Valley and portions of the Santa Clarita Valley. “I’m very excited about the opportunity for the 21st (Senate) District,” Wilk said.
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Biography Only the second governor in California's history to be born in a foreign country. John Downey, the 7th Governor of California, was born in Ireland and served from 1860-1862. Has his look-alike puppet in the French show Les guignols de l'info (1988).